AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 278, 29 May 1907, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

[BY ELECTBIC TELEGRAPH — OOPVUrOHT.] fPER PRP.BS ASSOCIATION.] PREMIERS' CONFERENCE. Brisbane, May 28. At the Premiers' Conference, Mr Forrest said he had authority for saying that if the Conference failed to come to some arrangement in regard to taking over debts as a whole, it was the intention of the Govern ment to proceed to carry oiit its 2>owors under Constitution and take over^ two hundred and two million which it had a right to. He said it was desirable at the present time to y ask the States to undertake for all 1 time not to borrow from London except through the Commonwealth, that arrangement to continue until the 31st December, 1920, on which date it was proposed that ,the amount and basis of the annual payments by the Commonwealth to the States be recommended. The States should limit their borrowing during the period named to the Australian market. SCULLING. Sydney, May 28. Charlie Towns signed the articles <o-day to row Webb for the championship of the world. (Received May 29th, 9.47 a.m.) TIMBER DISPUTE. Perth, May 29. In connection with the timber dispute, application was made to rescind the injunction for restricting certain persons from dealing with the fund raised to assist women and children who wore affected by the strike. The application was adjourned, but the Court released £300 for tin* mirposr. ALBANI. Madame Albaiii has arrived from fti'gland. FOR NEW ZEALAND. Noiv Zealand passengers per Marmora — Messrs McGrcssar, Hart, Russrll, Morgan (two), Captain Power, Most Sanies Russell and two children, Morgan, and tit? Misses Russell. CAULK ERROKS. Melbourne, May 29. Various complaints having be?n made upon er ors in Press cables i'lom England, show that Indian iines are chiefly to blame. The Indiau Government has been cominuni- < ;tod with. sugar. Brisbane, May 29. A representative deputation of sugar growers waited upon Sir John Forrest and urged the Government to introduce suitable labour for sugar plantations The deputation agreed that the abolition of the bounty of £3 and excise £4, with the retenti>n of the import duty of £G, would be better for the industry.